Event: The Confidante, a book on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Speaker(s): Glenn Kessler, Reporter, Washington Post
Date: October 16, 2007
Length: 60 minutes
Description: Kessler reports on the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy at the State Department, the White House, and other agencies for The Washington Post. Kessler’s book, The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy, takes readers inside Secretary Rice’s discussions with foreign and U.S. officials as she struggled with the diplomatic aftermath of President Bush’s first term.
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